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lustrum (pl.: lustrums), (pl.: lustra)
- lustro, quinquennio
- (storia) lustro, sacrificio di purificazione presso i Romani
IPA: /ˈlʌs.trəm/
- lus | trum
dal latino lustrum
lustrum n
- (storia) sacrificio di purificazione che era offerto ogni cinque anni dai censori romani al termine del loro mandato, il quale era per l'appunto quinquennale
- pantano
- covo, tana, caverna
- (poesia) luogo selvaggio
- postribolo, bordello, casino
- orgia
derivato di "lustro, lustrare", nel senso di "purificare"